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Catholic AnswerIt was called the Catholic Reform, or Counter-reformation by seculars and protestants. The changes in the Church the came after the protestant revolt were many and varied. The Church tightened up on discipline, enforced more complete education for the clergy before they could be ordained, the education of the laity and the spirituality of both the laity and the religious flourished, it was truly a golden era in the Church..
from
A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957
The Counter-Reformation is the name given to the Catholic movement of reform and activity which lasted for about one hundred years from the beginning of the Council of Trent (q.v., 1545), and was the belated answer to the threatening confusion and increasing attacks of the previous years. It was the work principally of the Popes St. Pius V and Gregory XIII and the Council itself in the sphere of authority, of SS. Philip Neri and Charles Borromeo in the reform of the clergy and of life, of St. Ignatius and the Jesuits in apostolic activity of St. Francis Xavier in foreign missions, and of St. Teresa in the purely contemplative life which lies behind them all. But these were not the only names nor was it a movement of a few only; the whole Church emerged from the 15th century purified and revivified. On the other hand, it was a reformation rather than a restoration; the unity of western Christendom was destroyed; the Church militant (those still on earth) led by the Company of Jesus adopted offence as the best means of defence and, though she gained as much as she lost in some sense, the Church did not recover the exercise of her former spiritual supremacy in actuality.
from
Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
A period of Catholic revival from 1522 to about 1648, better know as the Catholic Reform. It was an effort to stem the tide of Protestantism by genuine reform within the Catholic Church. There were political movements pressured by civil rules, and ecclesiastical movements carried out by churchmen in an attempt to restore genuine Catholic life by establishing new religious orders such as the Society of Jesus and restoring old orders to their original observances, such as the Carmelites under St. Teresa of Avila (1515-98). The main factors responsible for the Counter Reformation, however, were the papacy and the council of Trent (1545-63). Among church leaders St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84), Archbishop of Milan, enforced the reforms decreed by the council, and St. Francis de Sales of Geneva (1567-1622) spent his best energies in restoring genuine Catholic doctrine and piety. Among civil rulers sponsoring the needed reform were Philip II of Spain (1527-98) and Mary Tudor (1516-58), his wife, in England. Unfortunately this aspect of the reformation led to embitterment between England and Scotland, England and Spain, Poland and Sweden, and to almost two centuries of religious wars. As a result of the Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church became stronger in her institutional structure, more dedicated to the work of evangelization, and more influential in world affairs.
The Catholic Church responded to the protestant revolt, primarily with the Catholic reform and the Council of Trent, although the Catholic reform had actually begun before that time. As a matter of fact, Martin Luther was part of the Catholic reform before he lost it and left the Church. Three specific ways (out of many) that the Church used in the Catholic reform were new Religious Orders: most notably the Jesuits and the Discalced
Carmelites,
seminary education for future priests, and tightening of the rules on Bishops living in their own dioceses.
from
A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater,
Second edition, revised 1957
The Counter-Reformation
is the name given to the Catholic movement of reform and activity which lasted for about one hundred years from the beginning of the Council of Trent (q.v.,
1545), and was the belated answer to the threatening confusion and increasing attacks of the previous years. It was the work principally of the Popes St. Pius V and Gregory XIII and the Council itself in the sphere of authority, of SS. Philip Neri
and Charles Borromeo
in the reform of the clergy and of life, of St. Ignatius and the Jesuits in apostolic activity of St. Francis Xavier in foreign missions, and of St. Teresa in the purely contemplative life which lies behind them all. But these were not the only names nor was it a movement of a few only; the whole Church emerged from the 15th century purified and revivified. On the other hand, it was a reformation rather than a restoration; the unity of western Christendom was destroyed; the Church militant (those still on earth) led by the Company of Jesus adopted offence as the best means of defence and, though she gained as much as she lost in some sense, the Church did not recover the exercise of her former spiritual supremacy in actuality.
from
Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon,
S.J.
Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
A period of Catholic revival from 1522 to about 1648, better know as the Catholic Reform. It was an effort to stem the tide of Protestantism by genuine reform within the Catholic Church. There were political movements pressured by civil rules, and ecclesiastical movements carried out by churchmen in an attempt to restore genuine Catholic life by establishing new religious orders such as the Society of Jesus and restoring old orders to their original observances, such as the Carmelites
under St. Teresa of Avila (1515-98). The main factors responsible for the Counter Reformation, however, were the papacy and the council of Trent (1545-63). Among church leaders St. Charles Borromeo
(1538-84), Archbishop of Milan, enforced the reforms decreed by the council, and St. Francis de
Sales of Geneva (1567-1622) spent his best energies in restoring genuine Catholic doctrine and piety. Among civil rulers sponsoring the needed reform were Philip II of Spain (1527-98) and Mary Tudor (1516-58), his wife, in England. Unfortunately this aspect of the reformation led to embitterment between England and Scotland, England and Spain, Poland and Sweden, and to almost two centuries of religious wars. As a result of the Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church became stronger in her institutional structure, more dedicated to the work of evangelization,
and more influential in world affairs.
Three things: 1) during the protestant revolt, the Catholic Church lost large numbers of people to the protestant princes who left the Church under the Peace of Westphalia, and 2) it got smart and started requiring a good education before anyone was ordained, and started going off the rails like Fr. Luther. 3) Many, many people in the Church got really close to God in an effort to follow Him better and tried to evangelize the people who were being lost, St. Francis de Sales was an excellent example of this. See his book below, still a best seller.
The protestant reformation happened as a result of disagreement of various doctrines of the Catholic church. Martin Luther was instrumental in this reformation.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
No, the Protestant Reformation is better titled the Protestant Revolt. The Catholic Reformation was just that, a reform of the abuses occurring at the time within the Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
The Protestant Reformation
The protestant reformation happened as a result of disagreement of various doctrines of the Catholic church. Martin Luther was instrumental in this reformation.
The Protestant Reformation :)
Type your answer here... The Catholic Church was the focus of the Protestant Reformation and was led by which of the following men?
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
No, the Protestant Reformation is better titled the Protestant Revolt. The Catholic Reformation was just that, a reform of the abuses occurring at the time within the Church.
The Protestant Church emerged out of the Reformation of the Catholic Chruch
Catholics refer to Luther's "reformation" as the protestant revolt. The Catholic Church reiterated and defined its teaching at the Council of Trent. The Counter-Reformation was led by scholars, and the Catholic Reform by Catholics.
Protestant Reformation
The movement is called Protestant Reformation or the Protestant Revolt.The Protestant Reformation
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
First off, it's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . Secondly, Martin Luther never started a movement to reform the Catholic Church, Martin Luther LEFT the Catholic Church to start his own Church. Which is a completely different thing. That is commonly mislabeled as the protestant reformation, Catholics refer to it as the protestant revolt.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.